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package org.apache.logging.log4j.message;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Provides an abstract superclass for {@link MessageFactory}. This class is now unnecessary as all default
 * methods are provided by the (@link MessageFactory) interface.
 *
 * @deprecated MessageFactory has default methods that implement all the methods that were here.
 */
@Deprecated
public abstract class AbstractMessageFactory implements MessageFactory, Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1307891137684031187L;

}
